I approached the subject by researching both ancient and modern sources, using them to make my own interpretations and to cast new light on the subject. My last chapter investigates how the ephebeia prepared boys from manhood, and what their ideals of manhood were. I also explored how the ephebeia prepared boys for citizenship, how they worked together, and what their concept of polis and chora was, as well as looking at symbolic representations of citizenship. First, I studied the institution from a military viewpoint, looking at how the ephebes trained and how important polis defence was to them, all the while seeing how this changed over time. My title is: What was the main purpose of the ephebeia: to become a citizen, a rite of manhood or a preparation for warfare? To explore this question, I examined the institution of the ephebeia, principally the well-known Athenian ephebeia but also other Hellenic examples, with three aspects in mind and in chronological order.
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